This year Counter-Terror Expo (CTX) and IFSEC International will co-locate for the first time, creating the UK’s largest security event. The two events will take place simultaneously from 19-21 May 2020 at the ExCeL, London. CTX brings together international specialists and experts from industry, government and policing to share ideas and technology within the counter-terrorism field. The content program will feature themes including drone threats and response, securing major events and public spaces, perimeter and access security, counter surveillance, threat forecasting and prevention, cyber threat detection and mitigation. IFSEC, one of UK and Europe’s most popular security events, will welcome tens of thousands of security professionals and provide valuable opportunities to meet with buyers and customers across the supply chain. Discuss technologies in crucial areas The first-time co-location of these two key industry events will allow attendees from the broader security and protection sectors to join with counter-terror stakeholders to source and discuss technologies in crucial areas including surveillance, venue security, AI, access control, transport security and more. Co-locating CTX with IFSEC opens the event to a wider and more international audience, which is a win-win" Exhibitors have praised the co-location of the two shows. Antonia McIntosh, Marketing Specialist at Fischer Connections said, “Fischer Connectors is looking forward to be exhibiting at CTX again and as part of the show’s continued growth and popularity, we’re excited to see it co-located with IFSEC which will give us the opportunity to showcase our products and meet and engage with even more visitors representing all aspects of the security supply chain, all under one roof.” More international audience Nick Booth, VP Marketing at Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd said, “Co-locating CTX with IFSEC opens the event to a wider and more international audience, which is a win-win for both visitors and exhibitors alike.” CTX and IFSEC will also be joined by further co-located events within ExCeL – Forensics Europe Expo, Intelligent Building Europe, FIREX International, Safety & Health Expo, Facilities Show and Workplace Wellbeing Show.

The organizer of the renowned technology show Call and Contact Centre Expo (18-19th March 2020, ExCel, London), has been closely monitoring updates on the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The global impact of this situation, not least upon international travel and resulting restrictions imposed by many organizations, means that after discussions with all parties the organizers of the event have taken the decision to postpone the Call and Contact Centre Expo 2020. Delivering high quality events The event will now take place on the 15th & 16th September 2020 at ExCeL, London. This will include all events co-located with Call and Contact Centre EXPO 2020 including Customer & User Experience Expo and Smart Communications and Connected Business Expo. The organizers are committed to delivering high quality events both in terms of content and attendance; the postponement of this year’s event ensures this will be the case for 2020. While this has not been an easy decision, they feel it is the right one in the current environment. They are, of course, in ongoing communication with the exhibitors, speakers, attendees, partners and suppliers. Those that the organizers have managed to speak to thus far have been exceptionally understanding.

Milestone Systems, a global pioneer within open platform video management software (VMS), withdraws from 2020 Expo Seguridad Mexico, the largest exhibition for security products and solutions in Latin America. Due to recent developments of COVID-19 in Mexico as reported by the Mexican Ministry of Health, Milestone is enacting this proactive health measure. “The health and well-being of our partners, employees, and customers is our top priority at Milestone,” said Tim Palmquist, Vice President for the Americas at Milestone Systems. “As COVID-19 continues to unfold worldwide, we are taking this precautionary measure for the benefit of all our stakeholders in Latin America and are withdrawing from Expo Seguridad. We are in the process of considering alternative ways to share the essential information we prepared for the show.”

Genetec Inc. (Genetec), a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence is pleased to announce that it has opened pre-registration for its first virtual tradeshow, Genetec Connect’DX, taking place April 20-22, 2020.   Building on the company’s strong culture of innovation, Genetec has designed Connect’DX to connect physical security professionals from around the world directly to Genetec experts and industry leaders. In what would normally be a busy conference calendar including such events as ISC West, IFSEC and Intertraffic, all postponed due to COVID-19, the business wants to be sure to engage and support its customers as they normally do in-person.  Physical security solutions “Our team looks forward to bringing Genetec solutions directly to the customer and we are happy to do so in a new way this April.  Though we love connecting in person, we’re excited by the opportunity to bring everyone together online,” said Andrew Elvish, Vice President of Marketing at Genetec. “We’re ready to showcase our portfolio of physical security solutions, discuss key trends and technologies that affect our industry and provide a preview of what is to come from our product teams,” he said. Sessions on key trends and new technology While the complete Connect’DX agenda and keynote speaker list is yet to be published, the event is shaping up to include: Sessions on key trends & new technology Keynotes from industry leaders including Pierre Racz, Genetec President Genetec product demos and Q&As with the product team Panel discussions on industry topics including privacy, cybersecurity and cloud Free training sessions from our training department To receive all of the pre-show information, get first access to the agenda, and early bird session registration details, be sure to sign up on the Connect’DX pre-registration page today.

Intinor, global developer of products and solutions for high quality video over the internet, will attend NAB 2020 Show (Las Vegas Convention Center, date to be rearranged) to showcase its uniquely powerful solutions to both combine as many as eight individual video feeds, and stream them synchronously across multiple internet paths. A strong supporter of NDI, Intinor will be co-exhibiting with NewTek on booth SL4711. Coherent video path over internet The Intinor solution creates a coherent video path over the public internet, using broadband (ethernet or Wifi), cellular (3G, 4G LTE or 5G) and Ka-band satellite as required to achieve the necessary bandwidth and resilience. What makes its solution unique is the use of forward error correction and ARQ (re-sending) in Intinor’s own transport protocol BRT. This gives the transport stream very strong protection against lost packets – causing picture disruptions and freezes – while at the same time minimizing latency, particularly important in sports. “We have tackled head on the major challenge of video over the internet: the risk of lost packets,” said Roland Axelsson, CEO at Intinor. Roland adds, “IP is designed to get the data to the destination at all costs, however long it takes; video needs a complete new picture every 40 milliseconds. At Intinor, we have created BRT to virtually eliminate lost packets – and therefore picture and sound disruption – with minimal latency and minimal additional data overhead. The results are remarkable.” Intinor IP network solution The Intinor solution is primarily software, but the company offers a hardware product, Heimdall The Intinor solution is primarily software, but the company offers a hardware product, Heimdall, which incorporates eight 3G or 4G modems in a 1U rack cabinet, which along with an Intinor Direkt router can multiplex up to eight camera feeds with associated audio into a single stream, which is then transmitted over multiple bonded networks for delivery to a central production base. The Direkt series is fully NDI compliant, so sits transparently in NDI architecture. To create an “all-IP-infrastructure” we are always looking to add more transport protocols to our mix. The latest additions are RTSP-pull and full SRT support. NAB 2020 Show  “We have proven applications of our technology around the world, including with some of the major eSports players,” said Axlesson. “This is an excellent prospect for all media enterprises, from news to sports, looking to reduce its environmental footprint through remote production.” Intinor products and solutions can be found on the Newtek booth at NAB2020, SL4711. It can also be seen at the pre-NAB event organized by the distributor JB&A, to be held in the Sahara Hotel on Friday and Saturday, 17 – 18 April 2020.